1776 Workout: I’m not a professional, but the folks at GORUCK who I lifted this from are…

WARMUP: Forgot this…

THE THANG:
2 laps around small lot loop
17 Ruck Overhead Squats
2 laps around small lot loop
76 Ruck Pull Through

2 laps around small lot loop
17 Ruck Overhead Squats
2 laps around small lot loop
76 4 Count Flutter with Press

2 laps around small lot loop
17 Ruck Overhead Squats
2 laps around small lot loop
76 High Pull/Row

MARY: No Time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: There were some, but I forgot… probably in the newsletter

COT: prayers for students and teachers wrapping up the year. Also prayers and praises for all F3 brothers serving their communities

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Post Golf Trip Memories

After reviewing previous backblasts, YHC noticed that the last time I submitted a backblast for the Armory was in October 2019 immediately following a golf trip where I likely ate and drank too much. It so happens that this was the exact scenario for today’s beatdown. After a long weekend in HHI, YHC was ready to make a downpainment on the day and happy to see some friendly faces in the Pax

WARMUP:

Mosey around the parking lot

THE THANG:

25 SSHs IC
21 KB swings
18 High pulls
15 Squat thrusters
12 Overhead marches
9 Lunges
6 Burpees
3 Big boys

Then run a lap

Repeat 4 times

MARY:

Finished with 5 minutes of Mary around the horn

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Fastest 5k coming up on 4/12
Pints and Padres in April

COT:

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Pending Bandcamp Approval

WARMUP: Thank you <@U061P7HUFRR> warming up the Pax. YHC came flying in hot and managed to get a little additional warm up. Downward dog, honeymooner, windmills, and quad stretches
THE THANG: simple but hard…5 rounds which included 20 reps of overhead presses, curls, bent over rows, and squats – all with hardware then complete a run around the parking lot. Round 5 the rep count was max out until muscle failure. We then moved into partner exercises that involved running and shoulder shrugs.
MARY: Mary will bell…a large number of “Bell”BCs in addition to flutter kicks all while keeping the bell positioned high above the chest.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel men’s shelter, discussion surrounding the need to communicate to PAX on IR to come out for light ruck option and fellowship. Also, shovel flag handoff Saturday at Alcatraz.
COT: YHC shared testimony about how Christs fingerprints are all over our lives and our need to look up when we are experiencing dark times – he is there in it with us and carrying us through even when it doesn’t seem so.

Guys on IR and coming out of IR. Bubba Gumps son and uncle. Travel mercies for <@U061A5NHBT3>

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2025 – SLT Disruption

WARMUP: full crew in cadence
65ish SSH for the 65 dudes that were in the circle
Imperial Walkers
Hillbilly Walkers
Peter Parker

Split to boot camp and kettlebells
THE THANG:
Bootcamp:
– Buy-in: 20 bomb jacks, 20 donkey kicks.
– Bear crawl the length of parking lot / whistle = 10 merkins
– Lunge walk parking lot / whistle = 10 jump squats
Kettlebell
– 20 swings
– 5 merkins
– 5 goblet squats
– count down the merkins and squats keep the 20 swings
– Swing progression
– Squat Swings
– Swings
– American Swings
– Rack bell
– slow step back reverse lunge
– press when returning the back leg
– Clean Progression
– Row
– Clean
– Swing
– Snatch

Unbeknownst to the PAX we switched modalities about halfway through. This was to represent the foundation 1 from Q-Source: https://f3nation.com/disruption.

“Because it induces movement, leadership causes Disruption”

PAX were disrupted from their planned morning workout to make sure both Qs saw all the PAX and to push them outside the complacency zone of their established routines. With the leadership, we should expect disruption and embrace it.

Leaders influence movement towards advantage. Disruption is a solid technique to induce movement.

“If a man calls himself a leader but does not cause Disruption by initiating movement, then he is not practicing leadership. He might be doing something else, like managing or governing, but he is not leading.”

It is not the goal of the new SLT members is not to manage or govern. It should not be the goal of the Site Qs to manage or govern. Let’s lead!

F3 is not an organization with leaders, but an organization OF leaders. Each man is freed to lead. The particulars of Site Qs and the SLT structure is nice, but let us not be afraid to disrupt when we have a vision for advantage.

Kermit handed 2nd F Q off to Liberty Bibberty
Band Camp handed the Weasel Shaker off to Poppins
Esso handed the Nantan Flag off to Band Camp

It is an honor to be considered a leader in the Fort. But be mindful every member of the PAX is A LEADER. Let’s all be about the business of leading.

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Simple but painful

Run to the school back entrance but first male 2 stops for merkins.

The thang: 10 light poles. 1st light pole is for 5 burpees, run to second pole and do 27 squats and 27 merkins. Back to first pole and repeat 5 burpees. Run to second pole and do 24 squats and 24 merkins, back to first pole and repeat burpees. Keep going to the next paul and back to the first one reducing the number of squats and merkins by 3.

Run back to COT after finish all 10 poles for a total of 3.5 to 4 miles for everyone.

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Clyde Glides

WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence(s), Bot send-off, Clydesdales is moving! New locatio: FMHS by football stadium
COT: Prayers & praise circle, group prayer over Basso’s Mission Trip to Guatemala :pray:

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Curahee

WARMUP: stretch, mobility
THE THANG: rucks on move from point to point stopping every 3-4 min and completeing 10 squats, 10 merkins 30 second plank, 10 overhead presses.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Battlebot going away Q at Alcatrez, Jaeger
COT: Health for kids, marriages

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KB Mile

WARMUP: plank position… upward<>downward dog, merkins, updog<>downdog, plank jacks, upward<>downward, dog peter parkers, upward<>downward dog
THE THANG: weights 10-35lbs used (pax choice)… run the Kettlebell mile (around all the stop signs of the Earthfare lot and behind Earthfare 3x) holding the weight on one side and switching hands as many times as desired… once finished leave bell on Earthfare sidewalk…

Run to SouthState Bank 6 burpees
Run back to your KB and 6 snatches each side
Run to Firebirds and 12 dips on bench
Run back to your KB and 6 snatches each side
Run to FifthThird Bank and 6 burpees
Run back to your KB and 6 snatches each side
Run behind Arby’s and 12 hand release merkins
Run back to your KB and 6 snatches each side

Rinse and Repeat (not the KB mile) except 3 snatches each side this time… then pick up the 6…

SURPRISE!!! We did 1/4 mile with our KBs to finish the workout. That was a crowd pleaser.

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